Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 103502
Railways: Standards
Tabled: 6 January 2026
Answered: 14 January 2026
Question
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative — Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to minimise disruption on the rail network in periods of extreme snow and cold weather.
Answer
Keir MatherDepartment officials hold regular discussions with Network Rail and the industry to ensure severe weather preparedness plans are in place with clear mitigations to reduce the impacts of weather on the rail network. The industry’s winter preparedness regim...
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